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New Roles for Top Journalists at Capital & Main

Jessica Goodheart, Steve Marble and Cerise Castle bring broad and deep experience to our coverage of inequality and the climate crisis.

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How Islamophobia Is Driving a Mental Health Crisis Among Michigan’s Muslim Youth

In the Arab American enclave of Dearborn, anxiety, depression and substance abuse strain the “9/11 generation.”

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Why Has the White Working Class Embraced Trump?

A new book argues that the disappearance of private sector unions is part of the answer.

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Wood Pellet Mills in California: A Blessing or a Boondoggle?

Supporters say harvesting trees would thin out the state’s overgrown forests; critics say the wood pellets for heating produce more carbon than coal.

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The Rising Cost of the Oil Industry’s Slow Death

Unplugged oil and gas wells accelerate climate change, threaten public health and risk hitting taxpayers’ pocketbooks. ProPublica and Capital & Main found that the money set aside to fix the problem falls woefully short of the impending cost.

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The Landlord Behind Massive Los Angeles Eviction Has Spent More Than $1 Million on City Elections

Douglas Emmett Inc.’s surge in donations began after a city councilman opposed evictions.

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Private Equity Kept Aging Pennsylvania Coal Plant Open, Then Closed It With No Plan for Workers and Community

“Polluting behemoth” Homer City Generating Station was the state's largest coal-fired power plant.

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A Hopeful Way Out of Our Dismal Economics

Author Nick Romeo lays out a plan for an economy that puts workers and the planet above profits.

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Los Angeles Has the Power to Challenge One of the Largest Mass Evictions in City History, Legal Experts Say

The Office of the City Attorney says state law allows the evictions.

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Pennsylvania’s Governor Promised 30% Renewable Electricity by 2030. Will That Happen?

A bill in the Legislature would advance Pennsylvania’s meager renewable energy development. Trade groups are already putting their foot down.

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Hospital Workers Fired After Protesting Short Staffing Sue for Damages

Nine Lynwood St. Francis Medical Center staffers say they were fired as retaliation for leading union protests against staff cuts.

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Power Play: No Limits Mean PG&E May Raise Rates Again for Northern and Central Californians

A $33 a month average rate hike took effect Jan. 1. Now PG&E wants up to $20 a month more. Reformers say it is time to cap annual increases.

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How Will Kaiser Permanente Make Up for Its Shortage of Therapists?

A therapist is “guardedly optimistic” the health care giant is taking the shortage seriously, and the union says Kaiser may now realize it must invest billions to comply with the law.

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Corporate America’s Big Lie: What’s Good for Us Is Good for the Country

After decades of shaping the nation’s narrative, corporate America has now weaponized its playbook in a more aggressive way, the authors of Corporate Bullsh*t warn.

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Kids fight back: A year in book banning

In one Texas town, students fought back with banned-book clubs, pride events and political activism

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It’s Settled: New Mexico to Bankroll Plugging of Oil Wells for Texas Company

The company at the center of the settlement is called a “poster child” for state Oil and Gas Act reforms.

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Los Angeles Orders More Residential Hotels to Stop Renting to Tourists

Twenty-one hotels have been cited so far. If the citations are enforced and upheld in court, hundreds of rooms could be turned back into low-cost permanent housing for the city’s poorest residents.

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In Katy, Texas, Students Fight Back With Banned-Book Clubs, Pride Events and Political Activism

Culture wars rage as school board puts $93,000 in new library books in storage and bans titles by Judy Blume and Dr. Seuss.

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Labor Leader Ai-jen Poo Confronts ‘the Biggest Driver of Economic Inequality that Nobody Talks About.’

Care for children, the elderly and disabled is among the lowest-paying industries. Poo thinks federal investment could become reality.

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One of the Largest Evictions in Los Angeles History is Based on Claims the City Denies

Barrington Plaza owner says city-mandated fire safety upgrade is behind more than 500 evictions. City officials say there is no such requirement.

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Trump, Extremism and ‘Liberal’ as an Adjective

In an era of rising authoritarianism, political theorist Michael Walzer says “liberal” must mean rejecting overreaches of both the left and right.

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Residential Hotels Got Contracts Under the Los Angeles Mayor’s Homelessness Program Despite Violations

A city law sought to prevent low-cost housing from turning into hotels, but some landlords rented to tourists anyway. That didn’t stop them from receiving city funds for a new temporary shelter program.

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After Five Years in Fighting Disney in Courts, Anaheim Living Wage Law to Take Effect

Despite the long delay to raise resort workers’ wages close to $20 an hour, their 2018 victory inspired labor collaboration driving current strikes.

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Pennsylvania Governor’s Deal With Fracking Company Splits Environmentalists

Voluntary agreement on health and safety reforms hailed as progress but critics say it lacks teeth.

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‘They Can’t Breathe’

In many poor, largely Black Southern towns, residents say polluting wood pellet mills foul their air and forests.

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